Sadiron-holder



W. H. HAWKES.

SADIRON HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.6, 1911.

Patented Feb. 24, 1920.

To all whom it may concern: I

WILLIAM HENRY HAWKES 0F NYACK, NEW YORK.

- SADIRQN-HOLDER.

Be it'known that I, lVI LIA H. HAwKEs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Nyack, in the county of Rockland, State of New York, havemade a certain new and useful Invention in Sadiron-Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to sad iron holders, and particularly tocushioned non-conducting holders for hand operated irons of. the commonhousehold and laundry type.

The object ofthe invention is to provide a sad iron holder which issimple in structure, efficient in operation, and economical tomanufacture."

A fi11*tlieifobject of the inventionis to provide a holder of thecharacter described which will positively engage thexhancll'e of theiron and whichwill prevent slipping-hetween the holder and the ironhandle. 7

'A further. object of theinvention is to provide a holder of thecharacter described which will allow the use of a heated iron withoutthe necessity of cooling the handle thereof. i

Further objects of the invention will appear more fully hereinafter.

The invention consists substantially in the construction, combination,location, and relative arrangement of parts, all as will be more fullyhereinafter set forth as shown by the accompanying drawing. and finallypointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the draw1ngs:

clearly illustratingthe means employed for engaging the handle of theiron.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6, 6, Fig. 3, looking inthe direction of the arrows.

t The same part is designated bykthe same reference character whereverit. occurs throughout the several views.

My present invention relates more specifi sally to a holder for ironscontaining certain marked advantages and improvements Specification ofLetters Patent.

material, thebottom layer Figure 1 is a top plan view of an ironholderembodying my 1111 611131011.

atented Feb. 24, 1920.

Application filed December 6, 1917. Serial No. 205,830.

over a holder of this class shown anddescribed in my co-pendingapplication, Serial No. 111,188, filed July 25, 1916, which advantagesWill be more fully hereinafter pointed out and discussed.

Referring to the drawing: I show'at 1 the usual smoothing iron or sadiron pr0- videdwith the handle .2 in the usual manner. The holderforming the subject matter of my invention is comprised of a pluralityof layers or leaves of heat insulating being preferably of woven textilematerial, and the top layer being of a relatively softer material aswill be more fully hereinafter described. QInter- 1 posed between thesetwo layers are; a plurality of layers of paper and card-board,1or othersuitable heat insulating material, suitably hinged to each other toallow a free bending movement of the holder to engage and release thehandle of the iron without breaking or cracking the layers of heatinsulating material. Permanently attached upon one of the outer sides ofthe body of the holder is a pocket 3 adapted to receive all ofthefingers of the operators hand, and having an outer side wall comprisedof a textile fabric 1, and preferably reinforced by a thin metalplate 5extending longitudinally of the holder and nearly to the top of thepocket. construction for its strength and'durabilit'y I wish it to beunderstood that I am not to be limited or restricted to any specificdetails concerning the pocket vthus described. On the opposite-side ofthe body portion is another pocket ofsmaller size indicated at 6 toreceive the thumb of the operator, thus providing meanswhereby anadequate grip is obtained of the holder and through the medium thereofof the iron itself. On the under surface of the holder I provide threemetal strips indicated at 7, 8, and 9. The three strips substantiallycover the oval under surface of the holder, the strips 7 and 9 being theouter strips and the strip 8 being the center strip extending throughoutthe longitudinal length ofthe holder and its approximate center. Theinner endsof the strips? and 9 are flanged as indicatedat 10 so that thesame extend over and overlap the central strip 8 as will be readilyseen. Secured to the body of the strips 7 and 9 adjacent theflanged-portions 10 thereof are what I term flangeholders 11' and12"re-' \Vhile -I prefer this form of i spectively, one edge thereofbeing flanged inwardly to closely adhere to the contour of the flange ofthe strips 7 and 9. The strips 7 and 9 maybe secured in any suitable wayto the bottom surface of the holder, and" I haveshown for this purposerivets 13 to which however I am not to be limited as any suitable, meansmay be employed. Likepurpose it is I I e limited in this respect. Theouter edges of the members 11 and 12 are indented and upwardly flangedas indicated at 15. These flanges, when the holder is positioned overthe handle 2 ofthe iron 1, clen'ch over and secnrethe body of the handle2. This type of engagement between the holder and handle I' have foundin practice to be efiicient and a marked advantage over other enmeansheretofore employed for this purpose. The front end of the holder, andreferring to the metal strips 7 and 9, are bent downwardly as indicatedby members 1'0, asfare likewise theend portions 16 of the strips l1 and12. Likewise the end portion 17 of the center strip 8 is bent downwardlyso that'the endportions of the members 11.,

' 12, 7, 9, and 8, when the holder is closed over the handle 2 of theiron 1, effectively form a pocket to engage the forward end of thehandle, thus preventing slipping between the handle and the holder, aswill be readily understood. To eflect the clenching of the holder whenin use I provide comparativelylarge rivets 17 at the head or forward endof the members 11 and '12 which effectively clench when the holder is inuse under the handle 2 and securely lock the same in place. I Thus itwill be seen that this arrangement of gripping be tween the cover andthe shank of the handle 2 at the curve thereof affords a leverage sothat the operator can use the toe or heel of the iron and get a smoothersurface with the {same with less pressing on his part, or in otherwords, with the use of-less buttons and creases.

strength. Likewise the curved ends and rivets 17 of the respective metalstrips at the forward end which forms a pocket to receive the-curved endof the iron handle enables the operator to get nearer to hiswork withthe point of his iron while preventing slipping of the holder relativeto the handle of the iron, thus enabling the operator to freely use thepoint .of the iron as it is customary to do on starched bosoms or cuffsand around As above described the cardboard members or other heatinsulatin members interposed between the inner an enter surfaces of theholder are hinged in an overlapped condition as'in dic'ated at 20 Whichallows the opening and closing of the be ie? page breaking 32 99 as? isisted aware, namely, I

material employed. This arrangement of hinging the cardboardstripsjallows the use 1 v of cardboard'which is the best heat insulatk.ing material for this work and is cheap 'Whereotherwise the same couldnot'be em-] ployed. ,There is another feature with the present type ofholder which is'not. incorporated in any other holder of which I amprovide an air chamber extending from end to. end throughthe holderwhich allows a free circulation ofair and greatlyassists in preventinthe'heat from permeatingthrough theho der. This air chamber is indicatedat 25, and it is formed between two strips of fabric used in theconstruction of the holder as will be readily understood.

Many modifications and tails will occur tothose skilled 'in the artchanges; in y de- 7.

without departing from the spiritandsc'ope of my invention as'defi'nedin the'lclaims; therefore what Iyclaim as new-and useful and ofmy own invention and desire to'se cure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an iron holder, a flexible bodyof heat insulating material,

portion'of an iron handle, and two of said strips being provided withmeans for engag the combination with I of independent metallic stripelement-s armg the undersurface of the iron'handle at 7 said curvedportion thereof.

2. In an iron holder, the combination with a flexible body of heatinsulating material, of independentmetallic strip elements arranged onthe bottom surface of said holder, all of said strips having adownturnedend portion coiiperating with each other to forn a pocket to receivetherein the curved portion of an iron handle, and two of said stripsbeing provided with means for engaging the undersurface of the ironhandle at said curved portion thereof and at opposite points along theshank of the handle of the 1IOI1. 1 r

3. In an iron holder, the combination with a flexible body comprising aplurality of strips of cardboard arranged in layers upon each other,each layer beingeomposed separate strips witha space between the ends ofsaid strips, and each strip overlapping the edge of the stripimmediately beneath the same, a textile covering for said strips,

formed into pockets on opposite sides of they body of' the holder, andmeans carried by the under surface of the holder for engaging the handleof an iron. 3

' In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand on this 30th day ofNovember I \WILPIAM BBQ- Y 's p lg fi

